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diketopiperazinenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a family of heterocycles that are simple cyclic peptides; many have significant biochemical activity.
glycylnoun(organic chemistry) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of glycine.
amidenoun(organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides
hydroxyprolinenoun(biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
polyprolinenoun(biochemistry) A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation
diprolinenoun(biochemistry) Two proline units in a peptide
prolylpeptidenoun(biochemistry) A region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues
prolaminenoun(biochemistry) any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals
prolaminnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of plant storage proteins that have a high proline content, found in cereals.
alaninenoun(biochemistry, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins
verprolinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of actin-binding proteins that are regulators of cytoskeletal organisation in vertebrate cells.
prolylalaninenoun(biochemistry) The dipeptide 2-(pyrrolidine-2-carbonylamino)propanoic acid formed by incomplete protein metabolism
procollagennoun(biochemistry) The precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.
hexaprolinenoun(biochemistry) Six proline units in a peptide
prolidasenoun(biochemistry) A cytosolic dipeptidase that hydrolyzes dipeptides with proline or hydroxyproline at the carboxy terminus (but not Pro-Pro), important in collagen metabolism.
glutaminenoun(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins.
oxyproline(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
glycinenoun(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.
oligoalaninenoun(biochemistry) An oligomer of alanine as part of a peptide
protaminnounAlternative form of protamine. [(biochemistry) Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich in arginine and are found associated especially with DNA in place of histone in the sperm cells of various animals (such as fish).]

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